Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-09
eamin,s resolution was rejected by the

following:
Aues-M essrs. Bargamin, McQuaide,
Summerson, Teabo and Oberdorfer-5.
Noss-Messrs. Berkeley, Butts, Bell,
| Craig. Crowle. McMahon and Tams-7.
Mr.. Tams then offered a resolution that
| the Mayor be Informed that the Council
| is aware that the ordinances are not en-
forced, and he be requested to notifY the
| police to do their duty. Adopted.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DE-
PARTMENT.
| Mr.. Oliver E. Smith, who was recon-
mended by the Newtown Hose and Hook
& Ladder companies for the position of
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
| was unanimously elected to that position.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT THE OPERA
HOUSE.
A petition was presented asking the use
of the Opera House on the next three
Sabbath mornings for the congregation of
the First Presbyterian church during the
/ repairing of their church building. Some
of the members pointed out the complies
lions which might follow giving the use
of the city's property to any one religious
denomination. and motion to grant the
use was defeated by the following vote:
Noes.-Messrs. Butts, Craig, Crowle,
i, Mcmahon. McQualde, Teabo, Tams and
Oberdorfer-S.
Ayes.-Messrs. Bargamin, Bell. Berke-
ley and Summerson-4.
A motion was teen made to rent it at
500 per Sabbath A substitute making it
$40 was defeated.
Mr.. Tams said, in explanation of his OPP
position and that of other members to
permitting the use of the hall for anything
that permitted free admission, that it was
not to the congregation of the First Presby-
terina church, for the use by this congrega-
ton was of course unobjectionable in every
sense Of the word. All knew that its gather
ing there would be orderly and reverent,
but if this petition was granted there could
be no reasonable ground for refusing others
that would follow and would be decidedly
Objectionable. Every citizen could see
how an opening in this direction would
lead to most annoying complications and
such as the members of the First Presby-
terrain church congregation themselves
could we'll appreciate.
Another motion was made that the use
| of the Opera House be not granted either
with or without rent. 1t was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes- Messrs. Butts. Craig, Crowle,
McMahOn, McQuaide, Summerson, Teabo
and Tams-S.
Noes-Messrs. Bargamin. Berkeley,
Bell and Oberdorfer-4.
Later on, Mr.. Berkeley asked that some
one who had voted in the affirmative move
for reconsideration. He thought the
Council was doing Itself injustice by re-
fusing the use of the Hall to the church.
It was an extraordinary need with the
congregation, brought on by the repairs to
their church.
a member-Well there is colored
church about to be torn down here. That
congregation will have to have the Opera
House too. You'll never get to the end
if you commence that business.
Mr.. Crowle moved to reconsider the
vote refusing the use of the Hall with or
without rent, and his motion was adopted.
A motion granting the use to the con-
gregation Of the First Presbyterian
church at 500 per Sunday, was then
adopted, Messrs. Butts, Craig and Nc
Mahon voting in the negative.
THE ACTION OF THE HUsTINGs COURT
ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH
ATTORNEY s SALARY.
An opinion from Maj. Elder in the mat
ter of the order issued by the Judge Of the
. Hastings Court requiring the city council
to pay the Commonwealth IS Attorney $500
per year salary. as Commonwealth s Attor-
neg, was read. Maj. Elder gives the opin-
ion that the order of Judge Smith is lm-
provdent and not binding on the Council,
there being no authority for such an order.
In the matter of the Office of City mot
Comnonwealth's) Attorney for the City
of Stanton, Maj. E. expresses the opin-
ion that there is really no such office, the
charter not authorizing it and the Council
not having established it.
The opinion was referred to special
committee consisting of Messrs, Craig,
Bell, and Crowle, to report on.
The council then adjourned.